Recent reports have come in this week regarding esports figure Sho"BlackRay"Hasegawa, a professionalRainbow Six Siegeplayer for the organization CAG Osaka. This six-year member of CAG Osaka has been detained on charges of kidnapping, coercion, blackmailing, and other crimes. These serious accusations come with additional allegations that have led toCAG Osaka making an official statement related to its involvement in future competitive esports events.
The contents of the article below contain graphic depictions of violence, intense physical abuse and injury, and details regarding kidnapping, coercion, and blackmail. Please read at your own discretion.
In an article published by theSiege GGwebsite, another source calledJiji Pressshows pro player BlackRay entering the Takashimadaira Police Station. A longer video on All-Nippon News Network shows around five minutes of footage also confirming the arrest and detainment. With both the article of Jiji Press and the video from All-Nippon News Network, more details regarding BlackRay’s arrest have been made public.
CAG Osaka’s Siege X Player BlackRay Arrested
Charges Have Been Alleged Against BlackRay And Others
On August 08, 2025, pro esports player BlackRay from team CAG Osaka was arrestedby Tokyo Metropolitan Police, specifically on charges of allegedly confining a person for upwards of three months. According to reports, BlackRay and seven other unnamed men kidnapped a contractor of around 30+ years of age and confined him to a solitary location. Accusations say that this was an attempt to blackmail the kidnapped individual into paying his kidnappers an undisclosed sum of money.
Reports suggest that BlackRay and the others with him"allegedly poured boiling water"on the man they confined, while they also"beat him with a hammer, and caused serious injuries such as fractured ribs, a broken lower back, and burns all over his body that required six months to recover."
Other reports have stated that the victim may have been injured in other ways, such as being stabbed with a screwdriver and having a hot frying pan pressed against his body.Sources state that these actions were allegedly recordedby BlackRay and shared among the perpetrators. Other statements have mentioned that BlackRay and others threatened the confined man in order for him to pay them more money during his forced detainment.
In total, it is estimated that the confined man was forced to pay nearly two million Yen (around $13,000) while confined. This extortion ended when the victim was found on Jul 09, 2025, when police found him as a passenger in a vehicle that was part of a car crash with a taxi cab. The suspect driving the car involved in the crash fled the scene, butit is believed that the larger situation took place anywhere from February to April 2025.
CAG Osaka Responds By Withdrawing From Competition
Tournament Play Cancelled Following Accusations
Given the timeframe of the allegations against BlackRay, the incident in reports could have taken place while the player was competing in the Six Invitational 2025 tournament.Following the arrest, organization CAG Osaka has withdrawn from the APAC North 2025 Stage 1 Playoffs, as seen in a post from their X account below:
The next match the team was expected to play was on July 30, 2025, in the Lower Bracket Semifinals of the larger APAC North tournament. CAG Osaka have not made any additional statements regarding the reports against BlackRay, butthey have removed his picture and social media information from the esport team’s website.
It is likely that the coming days or following week will reveal more news regarding the allegations against BlackRay, including their validity. For now, the arrest of theRainbow Six Siegeplayer has led to CAG Osaka’s sudden withdrawal from their next tournament, and will likely lead the organization to release a more official statement in the future.
